From our archives: In Cuddapah, YSR is king

Rediff.com's J S Sai travelled to Cuddapah, stronghold of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's family, during the 1999 elections -- in which YSR's brother Y S Vivekananda Reddy was the Congress's Lok......

Election Commission's Knock At Midnight!

My press card did not stop them. They entered the room, one ran to the balcony; another opened the cupboard and a third went into the bathroom. A Ganesh Nadar's close encounters with the Election......

Maoists kill in AP CM's home

Continuing their killing spree in Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy's home district Cuddapah, the Maoists shot dead a Congress leader around Friday midnight.This is the third......

EC decision on Chiranjeevi's party next week

The Election Commission is likely to decide next week on the registration of 'Praja Rajyam', the political party floated by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi. The Commission will hear on October 16, the......

Mining town looks for new life

Pulivendala is a small town about 400 km from Hyderabad and about 70 km from Cuddapah, the district headquarters in Andhra Pradesh. Once notorious for factional feuds and killings, today there's......

Airport PPP model leads to better infrastructure, revenues

The success of public private partnership model in Indian airports has led to a significant improvement in infrastructure and collection of revenues, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. It said......